Inmate Death at Potosi Prison

(Mineral Point) An inmate from the Potosi Correctional Center has died.

A news release from the Missouri Department of Corrections says 50-year-old Rickey Williams was pronounced dead at the prison on Tuesday.

He was serving 20-years for four counts of first degree robbery and two counts of armed criminal action out of the City of St. Louis.

He was first sent to prison in June of 2004.

An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.

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